Extend music playback time with industry's lowest power, Class-G headphone amplifiers from Texas Instruments
Users of music phones and MP3 players can benefit from dramatically extended music playback time enabled by two new 25-mW Class-G, DirectPathTM stereo headphone amplifiers from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN), which adjust their voltage supplies to the audio signal to minimize power dissipation. In a standalone Lithium-Ion battery test between TI's Class-G technology and a competing ground-referenced Class-AB device, the TPA6140A2 and TPA6141A2 reduced power consumption by 30 percent. The amplifiers improve system-level music playback time by 20 percent over Class-AB technology in the best-in-class music phones shipping today.
Leer la noticia completa	01 de Apr de 2009 - 01:23 PM

Freescale accelerates multicore 45-nm products to market for next-generation communications systems
Freescale Semiconductor is accelerating availability of key communications products based on 45-nm process technology in response to strong demand from wireless infrastructure equipment manufacturers targeting advanced 3G and 4G systems.
Leer la noticia completa	31 de Mar de 2009 - 06:51 PM

ANALOG DEVICES INTRODUCES NEW ULTRA LOW POWER, HIGH-RESOLUTION MEMS MOTION SENSOR FOR MEASURING TILT, SHOCK, AND ACCELERATION IN SPACE-CONSTRAINED DESIGNS
Every new feature introduced to a portable device, handheld instrument, and other battery-operated medical and industrial electronic devices taxes already stressed power budgets. To address the growing demand for more motion-enabled features, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has developed a new family of smart motion sensors specifically for power- and space-constrained portable devices. The ADXL346 digital three-axis iMEMS® smart motion sensor is ADI's latest offering in this new class of small, ultra lower-power, high-resolution iMEMS® accelerometers for measuring tilt, shock, and acceleration. Designed to operate at a primary supply voltage down to 1.8-V, these new motion sensors, first introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, are capable of high resolution (4 mg/LSB) which enables, for example, measurement of inclination changes as little as 0.25 degrees.
Leer la noticia completa	31 de Mar de 2009 - 06:47 PM

Atmel's AT91CAP Customizable Microcontroller Provides Low-cost Migration Path to High-volume ASICs
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a low-cost re-targeting flow for migrating designs from its low entry-cost AT91CAP ARM(R)-based customizable microcontrollers to its ASICs that minimize unit cost in high volume. This flow, based on automated netlist re-targeting that preserves system functionality, enables customers to benefit from the low development costs and rapid prototype availability of the CAP(TM) and then, once the product has been proved in its application, transition it to a high-volume, unit-cost-optimized ASIC at minimal additional cost and risk.
Leer la noticia completa	31 de Mar de 2009 - 06:40 PM

Atmel's MPCF-II Technology Brings ARM Processor-based Custom SoCs to 10K-unit Apps With No License Fees
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its CAP7L customizable microcontroller that allows fabless semiconductor companies to implement ARM7(TM) processor-based systems-on-chip (SoCs) with a turn-around period as low as 12 weeks, a nominal NRE charge of only US$75,000, and unit costs as low as US$5, without requiring a separate license from ARM.
Leer la noticia completa	30 de Mar de 2009 - 07:40 PM

Motorola Introduces Its M2M C24 CDMA Module Certified by Sprint
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that it has launched the C24 CDMA wireless module, the latest addition to the M2M wireless modules family. Motorola wireless modules support a wide range of technologies, designed especially for the M2M (Machine-to-Machine) market's unique needs.
Leer la noticia completa	30 de Mar de 2009 - 07:35 PM